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Hudson 
Drake 


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|n  a  single  word  this  month,  I 

think  I  can  summarize  what  was 
revealed  to  me  and  hundreds  of 
thousands  of  others  witnessing  the 
37th  biennial  Paris  Air  Show  at 
Le  Bourget  Airport  last  month. 

That  word:  Competition! 

It's  mounting  in  nearly  every  industrialized  nation  around 
the  world.  Specifically,  it  is  the  feeling,  after  inspecting  the 
Paris  Air  Show  flight  line  and  hundreds  of  exhibits,  that 
U.S.  aerospace  dominance  is  slipping  away.  There  are 
numbers  of  reasons  for  this  decline.  They  range  from  U.S. 
government  policies  regulating  U.S.  technology  transfer 
restrictions  to  pure  foreign  policy  motives. 

It  is  also  a  belief  by  many  that  U.S.  aerospace  products 
have  and  are  being  priced  beyond  the  financial  means  of 
potential  customers  abroad. 

My  visit  to  the  Paris  Air  Show  followed  a  series  of  trips 
to  the  Middle  East  earlier  in  the  year  It  is  a  period  in 
which  I  believe  that  my  perspectives  on  international 
marketing  potentials  for  Teledyne  Ryan  Aeronautical  have 
been  sensitized  to  developing  trends. 

At  the  outset,  let  there  be  no  mistake  about  the  identity 
of  this  company  abroad.  We  are  well  known  for  our 
products  and  the  unique  capabilities  that  have  been  served 
by  their  use. 

We  are  respected  for  innovative  technologies  applied  to 
customer  requirements  and  response  to  needs  that  have 
been  characterized  over  a  period  of  three  or  more 
decades. 

To  meet  and  beat  our  competition,  however,  demands 
smarter  thinking  and  innovative  approaches  to  reducing 
costs  of  our  products. 

My  feeling  on  return  from  Paris  is  that  Teledyne  Ryan  is 
making  good  progress  in  acnieving  these  needs.  In  four 
years,  we  have  turned  our  company  around  in  its 
productivity,  quality  assurance  and  in  meeting  budgets. 

Today,  our  work  force  is  more  mature.  Our  backlogs 
are  strong  and  we  are  striving  to  capture  new  business 
that  will  help  maintain  stability  through  the  decade  of  the 
1990s. 

Like  aerospace  firms  throughout  America,  we  face  an 
intensity  of  competition  from  abroad  that  will  require  these 
assets  and  more.  What  was  good  enough  yesterday  will 
fail  tomorrow's  tests. 

I  think,  in  the  final  analysis,  it  comes  down  to  eliminating 
"we"  and  "they"  from  our  lives.  It's  "us"  from  here  on  in. 

It's  an  unbeatable  team. 


July  1987 


Vol.  3 


No.  6 


Hudson  B.  Drake 

President,  Teledyne  Ryan  Aeronautical 

Kenneth  A.  Carson 

Vice  President,  Human  Resources 


Jack  G.  Broward 

Editor 


In  This  Issue 

Updates,  Memos,  Letters Page  3 

Apache  Team  Scores  Bulls-Eye! Page  4 

United  Way/CHAD  Campaign  Looms Page  5 

Apache  Orders  Could  Double Page  6 

A  "Castle  In  The  Sky"  No  Longer Page  7 

Sea  Duty  In  Model  Boat  Basin Page  8 

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"Speak  Up!" Page  11 

About  Our  People Page  12 


ABOUT  OUR  COVER-Trio  of  Apache 

AH-64  advanced  attack  helicopters 

lifts  off  on  another  training  mission 

as  talk  widens  about  possibilities 

of  the  Army  doubling   its  current 

authorized  Apache  inventory  (see 

page   6).   It   is   at  Teledyne   Ryan 

Aeronautical  that  AH-64  fuselage, 

^     _  ^       _     empennage,  wings,  tail  section,  fair- 

"""  ~     ings  and  primary  flight  structures 

are  manufactured  and  assembled  for  delivery  to  McDonnell 

Douglas  Helicopter  Company,  Mesa,  Ariz,  for  final  assembly 

and  flight  tests  before  delivery  to  the  U.S.  Army. 


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JULY  1987 


m-       LeWets,  Memos.  HoXices       -m 


i-'Why  I  Like  My  Job!'- 


"Basically,  I  think  it's  fulfill- 
ment. I  joined  TRA  in  1983  as 
an  assembler.  I've  worked  my 
way  up  tfie  ladder  to  super- 
visor of  seven  of  tfie  greatest 
people  around.  I've  gotten 
a  fair  shiake  from 
tfie  company  since 
starting.  And  every 
time  I  read  about 
orseeourApacfie 
on  TV,  I  get  a  spe- 
cial feeling  about 
my  job. 

"I'm  32  now,  I 
have  a  wife  and 
two  kids  with  an- 
other on  the  way 
My  career  is  shap- 
ing  up   in   direct 
proportion  to  whatever  I  want 
it  to  become.  I  like  the  com- 
pany I  work  for  and  the  people 
with  whom  I  work. 

"I  have  seven  inspectors 
in  my  crew,  all  professionals. 


Believe  me,  they  help  make  my 
job  easier  And  I  think  there's 
fulfillment  for  each  of  us  in  what 
we're  able  to  do. 

There's  plenty  in  this  world 
to  put  the  knock  on,  if  one 
spends  his  or  her 
time  searching  for 
failure  excuses. 
From  my  point  of 
view,  I  am  able  to 
see  more  things 
that  are  right  than 
there  are  wrong. 
And  it  is  this  per- 
spective, I  believe, 
'  that  helps  me  en- 
joy my  work  and 
life  itself!" 


BOB  EVERETT 
Department  280 


CARAMBA,  TIME  TO  FIESTA! 


TRA  Picnic  Due  Aug.  22 


A  summer  day's  outing  in  north 
San  Diego  County's  shaded  acres 
of  San  Dieguito  Park  is  on  tap 
Saturday,  August  22  along  with  a 
"Family  Fiesta"  theme  guiding 
Teledyne  Ryan  Aeronautical's 
1987  employee  picnic. 

The  seven-hour  program  that 
starts  at  10:30  a.m.  includes  free 
shuttle  bus  transportation  depart- 
ing the  Gate  Seven  parking  area 
at  10:15  a.m.,  returning  at  4:30  p.m. 
Reservations  for  the  shuttle  bus 
must  be  made  at  the  time  of  ticket 
purchase,  it  was  pointed  out. 

A  Mexican  as  well  as  standard, 
barbecued  chicken  menu  with  all 
the  trimmings  plus  beverages  and 
desserts  will  satisfy  the  appetities 
of  more  than  1,000  employees 
and  their  families,  according  to 
this  year's  picnic  committee.  The 
panel  has  been  developing  plans 
for  the  outing  over  the  past  two 
months,  assigning  volunteers  to 
areas  of  responsibility  ordering 
raffle  prizes,  arranging  security 
plus  recreational  activities. 

This  year's  return  to  the  Rancho 
Santa  Fe  location— north  on  High- 
way 5  to  the  Loma  Santa  Fe  off- 
ramp,  east  to  San  Dieguito  County 
Park — follows  reservations  made 
last  year  A  forest  of  shade  trees, 

JULY  1987 


trees,  dozens  of  picnic  tables, 
recreational  facilities,  bandstand 
and  dance  area,  all  fanned  by  gen- 
tle ocean  breezes,  make  it  one  of 
the  county's  favorite  outing  sites. 

Serving  on  the  committee  under 
the  direction  of  TRA  Human  Re- 
sources Director  Bob  Gresham  are 
Nicki  DeNecochea,  DeeDee  Auld, 
Vince  Bryant,  Tina  Curtiss,  Monica 
Ford,  Bruce  Hill,  Marion  Fulton, 
Don  LeBel  and  Carl  Wilson. 

Tickets  went  on  sale  in  mid-July 
through  TRA  Secretary's  Associa- 
tion and  department  clerks  at 
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Our  Readers'  Right 


"I  just  want  to  express  my  thanks  for  making  the  tour  June  8  pos- 
sible. The  students  enjoyed  seeing  the  Apache  assembly  line  and  the 
video  which  describes  employment  at  Teledyne  Ryan  Aeronautical. 

"I  especially  appreciate  the  work  of  Rick  Hallahan  in  arranging  the 
tour  and  the  outstanding  job  he's  done  as  our  Project  Business  Con- 
sultant for  Junior  Achievement  this  year. 

"I'm  grateful  for  your  company's  participation  in  Junior  Achievement 
and  the  business  experiences  it  provides  our  students." 

MARGARET  A.  BRUCE 
Coronado  Middle  School 

Note:  For  more  on  Rick  l-lallalian  and  Junior  Achievement,  there's  an 
article  in  our  SOURCE  section. 

•  •    *    •    * 

To  all  of  Georgene  Kramer's  friends,  thank  you  for  your  flowers,  cards 
and  prayers.  Thanks  also  to  those  who  corresponded  so  faithfully 
throughout  her  illness.  It  meant  a  great  deal  to  her 

PAT  DUEY 
(Sister) 
Georgene  passed  away  June  23  after  39  years  with  TRA.  IHer  last 
assignment  was  with  Dept.  502— Ed. 

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m-  News,  Features  -m 


APACHE  MILESTONE  NOTCHED 


Team  Scores  ^Bulls-Eye'  On  2,000  Hour  Mark 


TARGETED  ACHIEVEMENT!  TRA  Senior  Vice  President,  Operations 
Bill  Cassidy  offers  his  congratulations  to  Department  259's 
Ramon  Madrid  on  achievement  of  milestone  reduction  to 
2000  man-hours  involved  in  Apache  work.  The  occasion  last 
month  included  tributes  to  Madrid's  team  of  140  employees. 


Speaking  of  Safety 

=^=^^^^=  By  RON  DUKE  ^^=^^ 


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I'm  pleased  to  report  this  month  that  Teledyne  Ryan  Aeronautical's 

Emergency  Response  Team  (ERT)  has  been  organized  by  volunteer 

employees,  training  programs  are  under  way  and  it  is  an  activity  that 

you'll  be  hearing  and  reading  much  about  in 

forthcoming  weeks. 

Having  said  all  that,  I'd  like  to  share  with  you 
the  pride  I  attach  to  this  developing,  new 
capability  Our  ERT  team  has  been  developed 
in  direct  response  to  potential  dangers  that  are 
inherently  a  part  of  manufacturing  operations 
such  as  ours. 

At  the  outset  in  our  organizational  and  staff- 
ing efforts,  we  developed  a  set  of  various  reac- 
tion and  response  situations,  ranging  from 
firefighting  to  rescue  situations  and  all  that 
lies  in  between  Chemical  spill  clean-up  operations,  emergency  first  aid 
and  related  functions  are  identified  within  our  action  plan. 

We've  completed  initial  training  programs  in  CPR,  respirator  and 
breathing  equipment  operations  and  handling.  We're  now  into  chemical 
safety  courses  and  up  ahead  lies  firefighting  and  advanced  first  aid  train- 
ing that  will  total  about  120  hours  of  volunteer  time. 

Down  the  road,  we  hope  to  exercise  our  training  under  simulated  con- 
ditions on  a  periodic  schedule.  We  feel  that  we  must  demonstrate  these 
new  capabilities  to  test  their  effectiveness  in  preparations  for  the  real  thing. 
I  hope  that  you  share  with  me  the  pride  in  what  has  been  achieved 
to  date.  Your  fellow  TRA  employees,  as  volunteers,  are  putting  their  time 
and  interests  on  the  line  to  hopefully  preserve  ana  protect  the  resource 
that  is  of  interest  to  us  all — our  company  and  its  work  force. 

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A  dramatic  reduction  to  2,000 
man-hours  from  start  to  finish  in 
manufacturing  and  assembly  by 
Teledyne  Ryan  Aeronautical  of 
Apache  AH-64  shipsets  was  hailed 
last  month  by  company  officials  as 
a  "major  breakthrough." 

TRA  Director  of  Apache  Assem- 
bly Chuck  Williams  credited  a 
"teamwork"  effort  by  Department 
259  employees  in  notching  the 
milestone  and  said  it  was  the 
lowest  number  of  man-hours  in- 
volved in  Apache  shipsets  since 
the  start  here  of  operations  in  1983. 

"It  clearly  demonstrates  a  new 
level  of  capability  within  the  com- 
pany," Williams  noted,  praising 
the  Apache  team  under  Assembly 
Manager  Ramon  Madrid  for  the 
major  share  of  the  accomplishment. 

The  reduced  man-hours  rep- 
resents a  slash  of  nearly  100  per- 
cent over  a  period  18  months 
ago  in  man-hour  requirements  in- 
volved in  building  Apache  wings, 
tail  section,  empennage,  fairings 
and  subcomponents. 

Department  259  is  viewed  by 
Madrid  as  the  "hub"  of  TRA's 
Apache  operations  in  that  it  feeds 
articles  to  other  related  depart- 
ments involved  in  the  overall  manu- 
facturing and  assembly  operations. 

Madrid  traced  on  a  graph  on  his 
office  wall  the  downward  trend, 
showing  how  his  portion  of  the 
overall  Apache  manufacturing  and 
assembly  operations  reached  the 
2,00  man-hour  mark.  He  said  that 
a  more  closely  coordinated  work 
flow  combined  with  maturing  ca- 
pabilities within  his  team  of  140 


employees  led  to  the  achievement. 

"Credit  can't  be  given  to  our 
department  alone.  Everyone  asso- 
ciated with  the  Apache  program 
has  a  hand  in  the  program,  of 
course,"  Madrid  pointed  out.  But 
we've  been  in  the  line  of  fire  for  18 
months  or  longer  and  meeting  our 
assigned  budget  has  produced 
great  morale.  We  regard  it  as  a 
product  of  pure  teamwork!" 

TRA  Senior  Vice  President, 
Operations  Bill  Cassidy,  one  of 
those  panicipating  in  brief,  formal 
ceremonies  that  paid  tribute  to 
the  2,000  man-hour  mark,  told 
how  manpower  reductions  con- 
tribute "directly  to  overall  com- 
pany operations. 

"Our  objective  in  cutting  overhead 
operations  costs  is  to  enhance  our 
competitive  posture.  The  more 
competitive  we  become,  the  bigger 
share  of  our  market  we  can  cap- 
ture. And  the  obvious  consequence 
of  winning  more  orders  is  strength- 
ened stability  of  our  operations. 

"What  you've  done  makes  a 
direct  contribution  to  helping  TRA 
sharpen  its  competitive  posture. 
Best  of  all.  you  did  it  as  a  team,  us- 
ing human  skills  and  expertise  in 
achieving  a  goal,"  Cassidy  stated. 

Madrid  said  that  his  team's 
reduced  man-hours  succeeded  in 
reaching  the  1900  level  in  July  and 
that  he  expects  this  trend  to 
continue. 

"I  sense  that  our  disciplines— 
as  a  team— are  focused  in  every- 
one's mind.  We're  thinking  as  a 
team  and  performing  as  members 
of  that  team." 


ERT  VOLUNTEERS  train  for  use  of  breathing  equipment. 

JULY  1987 


ROLE  OF  DISTINCTION 


TRA  In  'Pacesetter'  Slot  for  UW/CHAD  Drive 


Teledyne  Ryan  Aeronautical  for 
the  third  consecutive  year  has 
been  assigned  to  a  "pacesetter" 
role  in  this  year's  United  Way/ 
Combined  Health  Agencies  Drive 
(UW/CHAD),  according  to  TRA 
Human  Resources  Vice  President 
Ken  Carson. 

Named  to  the  post  of  General 
Chairman  for  Tf=V\'s  campaign, 
Carson  said  that  the  week  of  Sept. 
14  has  been  designated  for  the 
1987  call  for  UW/CHAD  donation 
pledges. 

It  was  a  record  $230,000  in 
pledges  that  last  year  won  for  TRA 


county-wide  recognition  and  a  "Top 
Gun"  title.  This  year's  drive  is 
geared  to  a  single  week  of  whirl- 
wind activity. 

In  advance  of  the  campaign 
kickoff,  Carson  said  that  organiza- 
tional planning,  training  sessions 
and  the  appointment  of  key  per- 
sonnel is  currently  moving  forward. 

TRA  Senior  Vice  President,  Oper- 
ations Bill  Cassidy  served  as  Gen- 
eral Chairman  for  the  1985-1986 
campaigns,  both  of  which  achiev- 
ed their  targeted  goals  in  pledged 
donations  and  participation. 

"As  a  company  we  have  one  of 


the  best  performance  records  in 
the  county,"  noted  Carson  in  sizing 
up  what  lies  ahead  in  this  year's 
fund  drive.  "We'll  strive  to  increase 
pledge  amounts  and  broaden  the 
participation .  As  part  of  that  effort, 
we  hope  to  effectively  tell  the 
United  Way/CHAD  story  as  we 
solicit  donations." 

A  major  part  of  that  story,  accord- 
ing to  Carson,  is  nearly  100  chari- 
table agencies  whose  operations 
are  funded  in  full  or  part  through 
UW/CHAD  donation  pledges. 

TRA  will  be  one  of  nearly  50 
companies  in  San  Diego  County 


ULS.  Savings  Bonds  Drive  Ends 


A  "Great  American  Investment" 
opportunity  was  offered  employ- 
ees at  Teledyne  Ryan  Aeronauti- 
cal this  month  through  payroll 
deduction  purchase  of  U.S.  Sav- 
ings Bonds. 

The  drive  was  keyed  to  a  county- 
wide  campaign  led  by  TRA  Presi- 
dent Hudson  B.  Drake  in  which 
30,000  new  subscribers  to  Savings 
Bonds  through  payroll  deductions 
is  the  goal. 

Drake  pointed  to  guaranteed 
money  market  interest  rates,  city 
and  state  tax  exclusion  and  federal 
tax  deferment  until  bonds  are 
cashed  and  ease  of  purchase 
through  payroll  deductions  as  key 
attractions  in  this  year's  campaign. 

Current  interest  rates  stand  at 
5.84  percent,  according  to  U.S. 
Savings  Bonds  officials  who  re- 
ported bonds  sales  increases  in 
San  Diego  County  of  nearly  $24 


million  during  the  first  quarter  of 
1987  over  the  same  period  last  year 
"More  people  are  starting  to 
understand  and  find  in  their  pur- 
chase of  savings  bonds  a  source 
of  savings  and  investment  stability," 
Drake  pointed  out.  He  noted  that 
as  little  as  $25  can  be  invested  in 


Savings  Bonds  to  start  drawing 
interest.  Bonds  purchased  can  be 
replaced  if  lost  or  stolen  at  no 
additional  cost. 

"There  are  few  savings  and 
investment  programs  as  conve- 
nient to  subscribers  as  Savings 
Bonds,"  he  noted. 


Dual  Firebee  'Kills'  Scored 

in  a  single  day's  time  on  April  13  this  year,  two  NAS  Miramar-based 
aircrews  of  F-14  fighter  aircraft  each  bagged  a  Firebee  BQM-34S  aerial 
target  system  in  air-to-air  combat  exercises,  using  Phoenix  and  Spar- 
row missiles  to  knock  down  the  high-performance  jet  targets. 

The  aircraft  and  crews  are  attached  to  Fighter  Squadron-Ill  at  Miramar 

Firebee  "Kill"  plaque  awards  are  scheduled  to  be  made  immediately 
prior  to  the  start  of  the  Master  Jet  Air  Station's  annual  air  show,  Aug.  8-9. 

Commander  Ray  Rose,  executive  officer  of  the  squadron  and  pilot 
of  one  of  the  two  aircraft  and  Lieutenant  (junior  grade)  Roger  Pyle, 
weapons  officer,  are  to  receive  "Kill"  plaques  for  their  aerial  feat.  Also 
to  receive  the  distinctive  Teledyne  Ryan  Aeronautical  awards  will  be 
Lieutenant  Ted  Rutherford,  pilot,  and  Lieutenant  Lee  Ducharme, 
weapons  officer,  of  the  second  aircraft. 


TEAMED  EFFORT  within  Apache  assembly  opera- 
tions under  leadershipof  Chuck  Williams  (right) 
produced  milestone  achievement  within  Depart- 
ment 259  in  lowering  unit  man-hours  to  2,000. 

JULY  1987 


Ramon  IVIadrid  (third  from  right)  guided  his  team 
to  new  mark.  First  and  second  shift  supervisors 
assembled  for  brief,  informal  ceremony  last 
month  in  acknowledgement  of  new  milestone. 


engaged  as  pacesetters  in  launch- 
ing a  pre-general  campaign  drive 
for  funds  this  year  A  Catch  the 
Wave  theme  has  been  assigned  to 
the  pacesetter  campaign  sched- 
uled to  end  early  September 

TRA  campaign  strategies  will  fo- 
cus on  individual  employee  contact 
by  those  appointed  within  depart- 
ments to  solicit  pledged  donations. 
A  newly  produced  UW-CHAD  film 
featuring  actor  Cliff  Roberts  plus 
literature  packages  will  be  used  to 
help  create  broadened  awareness 
of  the  UW/CHAD's  role  in  pro- 
viding community  assistance  for 
those  in  need. 

"United  Way/CHAD— It  Brings 
Out  The  Best  In  All  Of  Us!"  is  the 
general  campaign  theme. 

Evacuation 
Drills  Test 
Employees 

Evacuation  drills  by  Teledyne 
Ryan  Aeronautical  first  and  second 
shift  employees  were  introduced 
this  month  under  a  continuing  pro- 
gram that  includes  preparations  to 
meet  and  properly  respond  to 
emergency  conditions  in  the  work 
environment. 

TRA  Safety  Administrator  Ron 
Duke  said  the  series  of  evacuation 
drills  held  over  a  four-day  period 
this  month  was  the  first  test  of  a 
plan  developed  earlier  this  year 

The  color-coded  designation  of 
departments  and  organizations  in- 
to green,  yellow,  blue  and  red 
areas  is  coordinated  with  posted 
diagrams  located  at  main  entrance 
to  all  major  buildings  within  the 
company 

"Our  drill  this  month  indicates 
that  employees  responded  as  ex- 
pected in  this  initial  series  of  tests 
of  the  program's  effectiveness."  He 
said  the  emergency  evacuation 
plan  responds  to  earthquakes, 
natural  disasters  or  other  evacua- 
tion requirements  that  may  be 
confronted. 

The  plan  was  developed  in  ac- 
cordance with  federal,  state  and 
local  standards.  It  is  activated  first 
by  voice  command.  It  includes 
shutting  off  all  equipment  in  opera- 
tion, removal  or  securing  sensitive 
documents  and  an  orderly  evacua- 
tion of  the  work  areas  to  pre- 
designated  assembly  areas  well 
clear  of  the  emergency  area. 

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ny  Could  Double  Orders  For  Apache 


The  U.S.  Army's  funding  autho- 
rization for  acquisition  of  Apache 
AH-64  advanced  attack  helicopters 
could  double,  carrying  production 
into  the  mid-1990s,  according  to  a 
DEFENSE  NEWS  report  published 
in  early  June. 

The  article  noted  that  forecasts 
by  Army  and  "contractor  officials" 
include  a  buy  of  482  additional 
Apaches  in  advanced  versions 
through  the  mid-1990s. 

Teledyne  Ryan  Aeronautical 
Senior  Vice  President  Bill  Cas- 
sidy,  whose  responsibilities  include 
the  company's  Apache  program, 
said  that  TRA  is  "fully  prepared 
and  capable  of  many  additional 
requirements  the  Army  may  have 
to  offer." 

TRA  is  a  prime  supplier  to 
McDonnell  Douglas  Helicopter 
Company,  currently  delivering 
11  Apache  shipsets  monthly  to 
MDHC's  Mesa,  Ariz,  facility  for 
final  assembly  and  flight  testing. 

The  company  has  delivered 
310  shipsets  since  the  start  of 
production  here  in  1983.  Included 
are  fuselages,  wings,  tail  sections, 
nacelles  and  component  flight 
structures. 

Bob  Smith,  Martin  Marietta  vice 
president  for  Apache  avion  ics.was 
quoted  by  the  Washington,  D.C.- 
based  weekly  tabloid  as  saying, 
"We're  of  the  belief  that  more  than 


1 ,000  Apaches  are  going  to  be  pro- 
duced and  that  there  will  be  a 
substantial  upgrade." 

He  said  that  the  House  and 
Senate  Armed  Services  commit- 
tees want  to  see  Apache  produc- 
tion continue  at  the  current  rate 
through  the  mid-1990s.  Current 
projections  for  the  Apache  call 
for  593  aircraft  with  production 
to  end  in  1989. 

The  Army  plan  to  terminate  the 
Apache  line  after  its  1988  pur- 
chases contrasts  sharply  with  an 
earlier  stated  total  requirement 
of  1206  units. 

The  Apache  is  the  Army's  front- 
line attack  helicopter  It  is  flown  by 
a  crew  of  two  and  is  armed  with  an 
array  of  tank-killing  weapons  in- 
cluding a  30mm  cannon  mounted 
under  the  Apache's  nose,  Hellfire 
laser-guided  missiles  and  other 
rockets.  To  provide  the  helicopter 
with  some  air-to-air  capability,  a 
modified  version  of  the  Stinger 
missile  is  being  fitted  to  it. 

The  Apache  also  features  an 
advanced  night  piloting  and  tar- 
get acquisition  system  that  allows 
it  to  fight  at  night  and  in  adverse 
weather 

The  DEFENSE  NEWS  article 
quotes  Army  General  John  Wick- 
ham,  Army  Chief  of  Staff,  as  say- 
ing, "The  next  dollar  we  get  would 
go  to  the  Apache." 


'Hold  Hands,  and  Stick  Together' 

Most  of  what  I  really  need  to  know  about  how  to  live,  and  what  to 
do,  and  how  to  be,  I  learned  in  kindergarten.  Wisdom  was  not  at  the 
top  of  the  graduate  school  mountain,  but  there  in  the  sandbox  at 
nursery  school. 

These  are  the  things  I  learned:  Share  everything.  Play  fair  Don't  hit 
people.  Put  things  back  where  you  found  them.  Clean  up  your  own  mess. 
Don't  take  things  that  aren't  yours.  Say  you're  sorry  when  you  hurt 
somebody  Wash  your  hands  before  you  eat.  Flush.  Warm  cookies  and 
cold  milk  are  good  for  you.  Live  a  balanced  life.  Learn  some  and  think 
some  and  draw  and  paint  and  sing  and  dance  and  play  and  work  some 
every  day 

Take  a  nap  every  afternoon.  When  you  go  out  into  the  world,  watch 
for  traffic,  hold  hands  and  stick  together  Be  aware  of  the  world. 
Remember  the  little  seed  in  the  plastic  cup.  The  roots  go  down  and  the 
plant  goes  up  and  nobody  really  knows  why  or  how,  but  we  are  all  like  that. 

Goldfish  and  hamsters  and  white  mice  and  even  the  little  seed  in  the 
plastic  cup— they  all  die.  So  do  we. 

And  then  remember  the  book  about  Dick  and  Jane  and  the  first  word 
you  learned,  the  biggest  word  of  all:  LOOK. 

Everything  you  need  to  know  is  in  there  somewhere  ,  .  .  the  Golden 
Rule  and  love  and  basic  sanitation  .  .  .  ecology  and  politics  and  sane 
living. 

Think  of  what  a  better  world  it'd  be  if  all  of  us— the  whole  world— had 
cookies  and  milk  about  3  o'clock  every  afternoon  and  then  lay  down 
with  our  blankets  for  a  nap.  Or  if  we  had  a  basic  policy  in  our  nation 
to  always  put  things  back  where  we  found  them  and  cleaned  up  our 
own  messes. 

And  it  is  still  true,  no  matter  how  old  you  are,  when  you  go  out  into 
the  world  together,  it  is  best  to  hold  hands  and  stick  together 

—  By  ROBERT  FAUGHUM 


BELLY-UP!  AH-64  Apache  rolls  into  a  dive  in  demonstration 
of  agility.  Reports  indicating  that  the  Army  could  double 
its  orders  for  Apaches  were  published  last  month  as  the 
advanced  attack  helicopter  progressed  through  new  air-to-air 
combat  flight  tests  at  Patuxent  River,  Maryland. 


Employee  Recreation 


;  By  TINA  CURTISS  ; 


SHOPPING  AROUND  . .  .  Hey  gang,  we  have  the  most  beautiful 

souvenir  books  on  Apache  ever  produced.  They're  in  giant  12"x15"  size, 

full  color  photos  throughout  with  great  background  information 

on  the  Army's  top-line  tank  killer  At  $12  per 

copy  and  with  fewer  than  50  in  our  inventory. 

theywon't  last  long  .  .  ,  Less  than  20  Apache 

jackets  left  at  S40  each  .  .  .  Porcelain  coffee 

cups  with  TRA  logo  are  in  abundance  at  S3 

each  .  .  .  And  here's  a  genuine  steal:  San 

Diego  Transit  bus  passes  for  $40  covering  a 

full  month  of  to-and-from-work  transportation 

^^^^        .  .  .  Sets  of  four  8x10  inch  color  photos  in- 

t^^L   ^"^jf ^^^^     eluding  Apache  in  flight,  Apache  assembly 

ij^^^kv    '    n^^l     area.  Firebee  in  flight  and  aerial  view  of  TRA 

^  go  for  $5  per  set.  Individual  photos  SI  50  each. 

LET'S  HAVE  FUN  .  . .  Bonita  Cove  beach  party  tickets  for  August  1 

are  going  fast.  And  August  22  tickets  to  our  summer  picnic  at  San 

Dieguito  County  Park  are  upcoming  {see  article  in  this  edition  for  details). 

SIZZLING  SPECIALS  .  .  .  Magic  Mountain  cuts  pnces  in  half  for  TRA 

employees  at  $7.95  each.  Stop  by  for  yours  .  .  . 

SHAPE  UP  FOR  SUMMER  .  .  .  Jack  La  Lanne  American  Health  & 
Fitness  Spas  have  extended  corporate  pnces  of  S249  for  two-year 
membership.  Time-pay  plan  is  S20  down  and  $20  per  month  on  a 
12-month  schedule.  Four  spa  locations— College  arBa.  El  Cajon,  Chula 
Vista  and  Midway  Sports  Arena — make  it  convenient. 

EMPLOYEE  STORE  HOURS:  Monday  Wednesday.  Friday  11:30-noon 
and  4:00-4:30:  Tuesday-Thursday  7:30-8:00  and  11:30-noon. 

JULY  1987 


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DREAM  NEARING  REALITY 


Brockman  'Estate'  Emerging  From  'Castle  In  Sky' 


JAMUL,  Calif.— A  pioneering  spirit  of  the 
"Old  West"  prevails  in  these  gently  rolling  fiills 
and  craggy  rocks  of  San  Diego  County  back 
country.  It's  one  tfiat's  helping  Teledyne  Ryan 
Aeronautical's  Will  Brockman  and  his  wife 
Gloria  fulfill  a  lifelong  dream. 

Much  in  the  same  manner  that  pioneers 
settled,  built  their  homes  and  enjoyed  the 
remote  life  styles  this  area  offers,  the  Brockman 
couple  is  enduring  hardships,  sacrifice  and 
compromises  that 
clash  sharply  with 
city  life  a  short,  30 
minute  drive  to  the 
northwest. 

For  more  than 
a  year  now,  Will 
has  dedicated  his 
leisure  hours  to 
construction  of  a 
"dresm  home"  on 
the  crest  of  a  hill 
that  overlooks 
25,000  acres  of 
tranquil  valley  land 
stretching  to  the  far 
horizon. 

By  Christmas '88 
—the  target  date  for 
completion — Brock- 
man "estate"  will 
be  the  crowning 
touch  on  a  property 
investment  nearly 
10  years  ago  that 
today  includes  a 
"temporary"  home 
Will  built  on  3.5 
acres. 

As  important  as 
all  else  in  this  saga 
of  success  is  that, 
as  they  move  into 
their  new  home,  it 

will  be  paid  for!  The  Brockmans  estimate  that 
it  will  then  have  a  market  value  of  $500,000. 

Will,  Gloria  and  Ungela,  a  teen-aged 
daughter,  lived  in  a  trailer  that  stands  to  the  side 
of  their  "barn"  style  home  in  which  they've  now 
been  living  since  1983. 

Born  and  reared  in  Keo,  Ark.,  a  farm  com- 
munity of  300,  Will's  philosophy  in  life  is  strongly 
influenced  by  a  heritage  of  work  ethics,  self- 
denial  and  compromise.  It's  a  life  he  shared 
with  Gloria  as  they  both  worked  in  cotton  fields 
in  their  early  years  and  attended  the  University 
of  Arkansas  together,  earning  their  degrees  as 
business  majors. 

Will  joined  the  Navy  during  the  Vietnam  war, 
admittedly  to  "evade  the  draft."  He  earned  a 
commission  in  the  period  to  follow,  settling  in 
San  Diego  on  return  to  civilian  lite.  Key  to  this 
narrative  is  the  continued  association  with  the 
Navy  as  a  reservist  pursued  by  Will.  Today,  he 

JULY  1987 


holds  the  rank  of  three-stripe  commander 

His  active-duty  drill  periods  once  monthly 
and  annual  two-week  active  duty  requirement 
generates  nearly  $500  monthly  in  building 
materials  for  the  Brockman  "Estate." 

"I  buy  up  my  materials  according  to  what  the 
budget  can  afford,  use  them  up  and  resupply 
for  the  next  increment,"  explains  Will,  assess- 
ing his  "journeyman"  construction  skills  as 
"self-taught."  He  and  Gloria  tell  also  of  a  period 


'BROCKMAN  ESTATE',  a  dream  home  and  lifelong  quest  of  TRA's  Will  Brockman  and 
wife  Gloria,  sits  atop  a  crest  in  Jamul  overlooking  25,000-acre  valley.  Will  is  building 
It  himself,  paying  for  materials  as  he  goes.  When  completed  by  Christmas  1988, 
it  will  be  paid  for  and  have  a  market  value  of  $500,0001 


spanning  six  months  in  which  they  scratched 
out  plans  for  the  new  home,  turning  their  draw- 
ings over  to  an  architect  for  formal  plans  dur- 
ing his  weekly  visits. 

Truly,  it  is  a  "dream  home"  with  four  spacious 
bedrooms,  offering  some  4500  square  feet  of 
amenities  that  will  include  a  swimming  pool, 
tennis  courts  and  the  existing  home  as  a  guest 
house.  There  also  will  be  Gloria's  produce  farm 
out  back,  a  hillside  plot  that  yields  more  than 
two  dozen  vegetables.  And  Will's  fruit  orchard 
producing  a  wide  variety  of  citrus,  apples, 
peaches,  apricots  and  grapes. 

"When  we  bought  this  property  in  1977  (for 
which  $75,000  was  paid)  our  plan  then  was  to 
have  our  permanent  home  built.  Gloria  was 
operating  a  successful  real  estate  brokerage 
firm.  But  the  inflation  of  the  late  1970s  plus 
economic  reversals  in  real  estate  forced  us  to 
our  alternative  plan— building  it  ourselves' 


"The  home  we've  been  living  in  for  five  years 
came  first.  That  took  six  months,  vrorking  week- 
ends and  through  holidays.  We  saved  up  for  ma- 
terials, used  them  up,  then  bought  more  under 
atightly  budgeted  plan,"  relates  Will,  who  tells 
of  visiting  other  home  construction  sites  to  help 
solve  his  own  perplexities.  He  tells  also  of  col- 
lecting a  wide  range  of  construction  manuals 
whose  use  helped  guide  his  developing  skills. 
That  first  home  was  paid  for  as  they  moved 
in,  a  feat  of  remark- 
able achievement  in 
contrast  with  spiral- 
ing  costs  of  property 
and    construction 
that  have  skyrock- 
eted in  San  Diego 
since  the  mid-1970s. 
"We  figured   if 
we  did  it  once,  we 
could  do  it  again. 
And  that's  the  sec- 
ret—if ttiere  is  one — 
to  our  plan,"  it  was 
explained. 

That's  about  the 
limit  of  any  boasts 
offered  by  the  Brock- 
man's  concerning 
their  achievements 
in  life.  In  their  late 
30s,  Will  and  Gloria 
have  shunned  prev- 
alant  life  style  needs 
for  pretense,  as  they 
pursued  instead  a 
pay-as-you-go  plan. 
Their  inheritance 
passed  down  over 
generations  of  most- 
ly farming  families  in 
southern  Arkansas 
isn't  one  of  mone- 
..tary  wealth. 
Instead,   it's  one  that's  consistent  with 
legacies  of  the  past,  ones  that  challenge 
those  who're  willing  in  life  to  achieve  their 
fondest  dreams. 

In  the  wilderness  of  Jamul  this  month,  a  spirit 
of  frontier  America  lives  on.  Thanks  to  those 
like  Will  and  Gloria  Brockman. 


Unibed  W^y  /CHAD 

It  brings  out  the  best  in  aJI  of  us.'" 


His  Sea  Duty's  Confined  To  Model  Boat  Basin 


Admittedly,  there  is  much  during  his  1960's 
hitch  in  the  Navy  that  Teledyne  Ryan  Aero- 
nautical master  mechanic  Mike  Rivera  learned 
about  survival  in  the  marine  environment. 

At  the  top  of  list  of  lessons  learned  is  how 
to  survive  ashore. 

Still,  there  is  much  about  the  lore  of  life  at 
sea  that  brings  leisure  time  joy  to  the  39  year- 
old  model  boat  builder  In  10  years,  he  and  his 
wife  Victoria  have  created  a  modern  art  form 
by  tracing  the  past. 

Their  two-car  garage  houses  a  wood  work- 
ing and  metal  and  plastic  forming  shops.  It  cur- 
rently holds  some  20  boat  models,  all  equipped 
with  remote  controls  and  electric  servos  to  ac- 
tivate commands.  A  spare  bedroom  is  reserved 
for  detail  painting,  sanding  and  finishing 
touches  given  to  his  works  of  art. 

Born  and  reared  in  New  York  City,  Mike  re- 
calls his  involvement  in  boat  modeling  interest 
as  a  youth  assigned  summer  jobs  with  that 
city's  Maritime  Museum.  "I  learned  the  rudi- 
ments of  scale  model  building  back  then.  More 
than  all  else  though,  I  learned  about  the  design 
integrity  of  modeling  and  the  precisioned  craft- 
manship  that  it  represents." 

These  are  the  same  qualities  characterized 
in  a  current  project  that's  produced  over  a  four- 
year  period  a  30  inch  replica  of  the  steam 
yacht  Medea. 

A  full-scale  version  of  the  140-foot,  pleasure- 
cruising  Medea  sails  on  San  Diego  Bay  as  the 
centerpiece  of  the  city's  Maritime  Museum. 
Mike's  replica  is  a  "prototype"  for  an  eight-foot 
version  still  on  the  drawing  boards. 

While  he's  built  operational  models  of  sub- 
marines, sailing  ships,  tug  boats,  freighters 
and  a  variety  of  other  designs,  it  is  the  clas- 
sic ships  of  the  1800  to  1990s  that  captures 
Mike's  fancy 

In  the  Medea,  for  instance,  is  contained  a 
computerized  electric  system,  a  two-channel 
remote  controls  for  speed  and  steering  plus 
minute  details  in  faithful  replication  of  the  full- 
scale  version. 

Medea's  "maiden  voyage"  was  completed 
Saturday,  June  19  before  an  audience  that 
included  46  entries  by  Model  Ship  Guild 
members  from  areas  throughout  southern 
California. 

"We  weren't  out  to  capture  any  ribbons 
this  time.  Besides,  the  wind  conditions  limited 
our  'sea  trials.'  But  she's  a  winner!"  Mike 
asserts.  Entered  also  in  the  annual  model  boat 
regatta  at  Quivira  Basin  was  a  28-inch  version 
of  a  Dutch  harbor  tug  boat,  the  "Sampson" 
that  Mike  fashioned  from  teak,  spruce  and 
mohagany 

"Let  me  tell  you  how  my  hobby  relates 
to  the  real  world.  In  the  past  10  years,  I've 
become  a  craftsman  in  all  sorts  of  related 
fields.  Silver  welding,  electronics,  mechanics, 
wood  working  .  ,  .  you  name  it  and  some- 
where along  the  line,  it  all  becomes  a  jour- 
neyman's skill  trades." 

Mike  notes  that  his  model  boat  hobby, 
an  interest  that  may  someday  develop  into 
a  business,  has  helped  establish  friend- 
ships with  doctors,  lawyers,  engineers  and 
men  and  women  encompassing  all  profes- 


'NO  MORE  SEA  DUTY'  vows  TRA  master  mechanic  Mike  Rivera.  Instead,  he  builds  and 
sails  by  remote  control  replica  versions  of  boats  like  steam  yacht  Medea  and  tug  boat 
Sampson.  Mike  took  Medea  on  her  'maiden  voyage"  on  water  of  Quivira  Basin  last  month. 


sions  and  trades.  San  Diego's  Model  Ship 
Guild  has  about  110  active  members,  all 
drawn  toward  a  common  interest. 


Service 


Anniversaries 

35  YEARS 

Norma  McKee 
Dolores  Ryan 

30  YEARS 
Don  Kostewa 
25  YEARS 

Kenneth  Ashe 

20  YEARS 

Marlon  Adgin 

Rick  Pettit 

Richard  Witherow 

James  Worthington 

Lester  Zigmund 

5  YEARS 

Frank  Arias 

Michael  Cannice 

John  Cunningham 

Janice  Jessup 


'Family  Fiesta'  Set 

(continued  from  Page  3) 

$2.00  per  person  for  adults.  SI. 00  for  kids  age 
7  to  18  and  $7.00  for  guests.  No  admission 
tickets  will  be  sold  at  the  picnic  site. 

Mexican  mariachi  and  folklorico  entertain- 
ment will  flavor  the  day's  program  and  add 
balance  to  the  country  western  dance  music 
provided  by  a  return  from  last  year  of  the 
popular  "Bramble"  combo. 

Raffle  prizes  valued  at  more  than  $3,000  will 
be  awarded,  including  an  expense-paid  round 
trip  for  two  to  a  surprise  destination. 

Clowns,  pony  rides  and  a  variety  of  games 
will  be  staged  for  children  including  sack  races, 
tug-of-war  and  a  "bubble  tx3uncing"  chamber. 

Adult  recreation  will  be  provided  as  well. 

Suggested  apparel  for  the  outing  includes 
leisure  type  clothing  and  suggestions  for  a  light 
jacket  or  sweater  to  ward  off  the  late  afternoon 
breezes.  Beach  chairs  should  also  be  packed 
along  for  greater  relaxation  and  enjoyment. 
Limited  pari<ing  problems  can  be  eased  by  ride- 
sharing  where  possible. 

Barbecue  pits  will  be  available  for  those  re- 
quiring special  diets  and  unable  to  eat  food 
served  from  the  menu. 

JULY  1987 


Membership  Boost  a  Goal  of  New  Offfcei 


Haltermann  Heads  '87-'88  Team 


Newly  installed  TRMA  Presi- 
dent Dave  Haltermann,  manager 
of  Manufacturing  Engineering  for 
Teledyne  Ryan  Aeronautical  since 
thie  mid-1980s  and  an  eight-year 
member  of  the  chapter  has  cited 
membership  growth  as  a  key  goal 
of  his  administration. 

He  outlined  for  an  installation 
dinner  meeting  audience  last 
month  TRMA's  needs  for  broader 
participation  and  offered  it  as 
"one  of  the  best  opportunities 
aiding  professional  growth  you'll 
ever  get." 

An  aerospace  industry  veteran 
whose  first  assignment  came 
in  1964  with  Rohr  Corporation, 
Haltermann  has  held  key  assign- 
ments at  TRA  since  joining  the 
company  in  late  1979.  He  headed 
the  company's  Project  Planning  & 
Manufacturing  Engineering  with 
the  Firebolt  program;  served  as  a 
project  engineer  with  the  Fire- 
brand program  and  subsequently 
held  a  series  of  Targets  posts  and 
Manufacturing  Program  manager 
for  all  Firebee  operations. 

Haltermann  won  promotion  to 
assistant  manager  of  Manufactur- 
ing Engineering  in  1984  and  rose 
to  department  manager  in  the 
subsequent  period. 

"During  my  second  week  of 
TRA  employment  I  was  intro- 
duced to  TRMA.  I  was  skeptical 
about  joining.  I  wanted  to  know 
what  was  in  it  for  me.  I  was  told 
about  opportunities  for  learning 
techniques  that  might  help  de- 
velop my  management  and  lead- 
ership skills." 

Haltermann  told  of  opportuni- 
ties to  meet  socially  each  month 
with  fellow  members,  exchange 
ideas  in  a  relaxed  environment, 
getting  to  know  his  colleagues 
and,  in  return,  establishing  his 
own  acquaintance  with  them. 


DAVE  HALTERMANN 


"This  seemed  to  me  like  a  good 
way  to  make  a  positive  investment 
in  my  future,"  he  related.  "I  haven't 
been  sorry  since." 

"I  believe  the  key  word  is 
'opportunity.'  TRMA  can  create  op- 
portunities for  its  members  to 
develop  their  capabilities  in  a  pro- 
fessional environment." 

Haltermann  said  TRMA's  Pro- 
fessional Development  Commit- 
tee, guided  by  Nicki  DeNecochea 
as  director,  is  engaged  in  deter- 
mining Chapter  needs,  coordinat- 
ing the  development  of  seminars, 
guest  speakers,  programs  and  en- 
couraging members  to  engage  in 
the  Certified  Professional  Manager 
program  as  well  as  other  company- 
sponsored  training  programs.. 

"I  count  communications  as 
key  to  the  success  of  any  organi- 
zation effort.  But  communications 
is  a  two-way  street.  We  want  to 
hear  from  our  members.  Tell  us 
what  you  think,  become  a  commit- 
tee volunteer  get  to  know  your 
Boosters,  directors,  officers  and 
those  individuals  who  are  pitching 
in  for  the  future  of  TRMA,"  he  said. 


Four  Cited  For  Service 


A  quartet  of  TRMA  members 
has  been  cited  for  their  volunteer 
service,  three  for  participation 
in  American  Enterprise  programs 
and  the  fourth  for  contributions 
of  graphic  arts  materials  paying 
tribute  last  month  to  TRA  em- 
ployee Ed  Sly 

Da\«  Hudspeth,  TRMA  chairman 
of  the  American  Enterprise  Com- 
mittee, was  cited  for  establishing 
an  Adopt-a-School  program  with 
Bonita  Vista  Junior  High  School 
and  helping  guide  the  activities  of 
others  in  this  program. 


Rick  Hallahan  and  Carl  Cobb, 

III,  were  also  paid  tributes  for  their 

involvement  in  the  Junior  Achieve- 

I  ment  program  through  the  Ameri- 

i  can  Enterprise  Committee. 

Engineering  illustrator  Gary 
Rennilson  was  also  presented 
a  Service  Award  and  citation  for 
creating  last  month's  painting  of  Ed 
Sly  a  50-year  TRA  employee  and 
TRMA's  Guest  of  Honor  last  month . 
The  Service  Awards  and  cita- 
tions were  presented  by  Larry 
Montali  June  18  at  TRMA's  annual 
I  membership  meeting. 


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TELEDYNE  RYAN  MANAGEMENT  ASSOCIATION 

ftf  ck  Pettit  Selected 
'Manager  of  Year' 


A  Teledyne  Ryan  Aeronautical 
executive  credited  as  a  "key"  to 
the  company's  turn-around  of  the 
Apache  program  and  one  who 
climbed  the  professional  ladder 
of  success  since  joining  the  com- 

Search  On  For 

Scholarship 

Applicants 

Four  Teledyne  Ryan  Aeronauti- 
cal dependent  scholarships,  each 
valued  at  $500,  are  being  offered 
under  joint  sponsorship  by  TRMA 
and  Local  506  following  a  two-year 
period  of  fund-raising  efforts. 

A  panel  of  five  members  has 
been  tasked  to  select  dependent 
students  who  submit  by  Aug.  14 
their  grade  transcripts,  a  resume 
of  work  and  community  involve- 
ment and  an  essay  on  "Why  I 
need  or  deserve  a  scholarship." 

The  scholarships  are  provided  to 
help  offset  college  level  education 
costs  by  dependents  of  TFiA  em- 
ployees, according  to  Jean  Cady 
TRMA  director  of  Publicity.  She 
said  that  applicants  must  identify 
the  employee  number  of  the  par- 
ent sponsoring  the  application. 

Applications  must  be  submitted 
either  to  the  DAW  Local  506  Union 
Hall  at  2266  San  Diego  Avenue, 
San  Diego,  CA  or  may  be  turned 
in  to  Nicki  DeNecochea  at  Human 
Resources.  Training  &  Education, 
BIdg.  102. 

Those  selected  by  the  commit- 
tee for  scholarships  will  be  notified 
no  later  than  Aug.  31,  1987. 


The  SOURCE  is  produced 
monthly  by  the  Teledyne  Ryan 
Aeronautical  Management  As- 
sociation to  inform,  educate 
and  promote  the  principles 
and  ideals  of  successful  man- 
agement within  its  member- 
ship. Queries,  contributions 
and  news  items  are  welcomed 
and  should  be  addressed  to 
the  SOURCE  Editor. 


pany  in  1967  is  1987's  TRMA 
"Manager  of  the  Year." 

Rick  Pettit,  vice  president, 
Quality  Assurance  since  1983, 
was  presented  the  coveted  award 
Thursday,  June  18,  by  Larry  Mon- 
tali as  one  of  the  outgoing  TRMA 
president's  last  official  acts. 

An  annual  meeting  audience 
assembled  to  witness  the  installa- 
tion of  1987-1988  officers  and 
members  of  the  TRMA  board  of 
directors  gave  its  endorsement 
and  resounding  applause  as 
Rick's  wife,  Barbara,  looked  on. 

Montali  praised  Pettit  for  his 
"promotion  from  within"  success, 
noting  that  Rick's  ascention  began 
in  1967  with  TRA  as  an  electronics 
instructor,  continuing  through  a 
series  of  steadily  increasing  re- 
sponsibilities within  quality  assur- 
ance assignments. 

A  widely  popular  man  whose 
management  style  and  guidance 
is  responsible  for  the  development 
and  implementation  of  a  series  of 
programs  and  systems  introduced 
in  recent  years.  Pettit's  leadership, 
according  to  Montali,  "has  helped 
introduce  increased  productivity 
and  lowered  costs  of  operations 
throughout  the  company  as  well 
as  in  the  Apache  program.  He 
played  a  key  role  in  the  tumaround 
of  the  Apache  operations  here." 

Pettit's  active  support  of  TRMA 
ideals  and  activities  has  been  a 
consistent  force  of  positive  in- 
fluence, it  was  noted. 


RICK  PETTIT 
'Manager  of  Year' 


JULY  1987 


To  Three  As,  He  Adds  Lessons  About  America 


Rick  Hallahan  may  be  one  of 
those  things  most  right  about 
America  in  this  200th  anniversary 
year  of  its  Constitution. 

Since  February,  the  30-year-old 
Canadian-born  member  of  TRMA's 
American  Enterprise  Committee 
has  been  devoting  his  lunch  peri- 
ods to  helping  an  eighth  grade 
class  of  12-  and  13-year-olds 
better  understand  what  makes 
America  tick. 

Once  weekly,  Rick  has  driven 
across  the  span  to  Coronado's 
Middle  Grade  School  to  spend  an 
hour  with  Margaret  Bruce's  class 
of  23  pupils. 

On  conclusion  of  his  courses 
last  month,  it  was  Rick's  esti- 
mate that  for  each  hour  he's 
spent  in  that  classroom,  his  stu- 
dents gained  30  hours  of  informa- 
tion "that  may  help  them  in  life 
downstream." 

A  production  management  ma- 
jor at  Washington  State  Univer- 
sity who  worked  for  Boeing  and 
GD-Convair  here  in  San  Diego 
before  joining  Teledyne  Ryan  Aero- 
nautical two  years  ago.  Rick 
senses  fulfillment  in  trying  to 
prepare  those  youngsters  for  life 
ahead. 

"No  one  did  it  for  me  when  I  was 
their  age.  Like  most,  I  had  to  learn 
it  all  the  hard  way  Through  my 


Code  of  Ethics 

•  I  will  recognize  that  all  individuals 
inherently  desire  to  practice  their 
occupations  to  the  best  of  their 
ability  I  will  assume  that  all  in- 
dividuals want  to  do  their  best. 

•  I  will  maintain  a  broad  and  bal- 
anced outlook  and  will  recognize 
value  in  the  ideas  and  opinions 
of  others. 

•  I  will  be  guided  in  all  my  activities 
by  truth,  accuracy,  fair  dealing 
and  good  taste. 

•  I  will  keep  informed  on  the  latest 
techniques,  equipment  and  pro- 
cesses I  will  recommend  or  initiate 
methods  to  increase  productivity 
and  efficiency 

•  I  will  support  efforts  to  strengthen 
the  management  profession  through 
training  and  education 

•  I  will  help  my  associates  reach  per- 
sonal and  professional  fulfillment. 

•  I  will  earn  and  carefully  guard 
my  reputation  for  good  moral  char- 
acter and  good  citizenship 

•  I  will  promote  the  pnnciples  of 
our  American  Enterprise  System 
to  others,  by  highlighting  its 
accomplishments  and  displaying 
confidence  in  its  future 

•  I  will  recognize  that  leadership  is 
a  call  to  service. 


'AMERICAN  ENTERPRISE'  is  the  subject  of  Coronado's  Middle 
School  pupils  as  TRMA's  Rick  Hallahan  last  month  concluded 
his  16-week  visits  during  noon  hours.  Pupils  were  8th  graders. 


TRA  affiliation,  it  seemed  like  a 
good  opportunity  early  this  year  to 
promote  an  awareness  of  what 
America  really  means  for  tomor- 
row's generations,"  explains  the 
husky  young  man,  a  smile  of  self- 
confidence  spreading  across  his 
tanned  features. 

It  wasn't  surprising  for  Rick  to 
quickly  learn  that  most  of  his  class 
had  little  knowledge  of  this  coun- 
try's free  enterprise  system.  He 
drafted  a  list  of  survey  questions 
at  the  start,  probing  the  views 
of  youngsters.  Not  unexpectedly, 
socialism,  communism  and  capi- 


talism were  only  terms  with  which 
they  were  vaguely  familiar 

After  16  weeks  of  one-hour 
discussion  periods  that  ranged 
from  profit-making  business  op- 
erations, competition,  business 
monopolies,  to  structuring  a  busi- 
ness operation  and  basics  in  mar- 
keting, another  class  survey  was 
conducted. 

Noted  Holly  Keene,  a  mem- 
ber of  the  class,  "I've  learned 
a  lot  about  business,  manage- 
ment and  how  to  prepare  my- 
self for  a  job."  A  classmate,  John 
Wadleigh,  expressed  in  writing 


'Soaring'  Wins  NMA  Support 


NMA's  national  board  of  directors 
has  endorsed  Soaring  to  Greatness 
as  the  1987-1988  resource  book 
for  all  NMA  chapters  and  councils 
throughout  the  United  States. 

The  action  followed  the  board's 
meeting  in  early  June  in  Ohio  and 
was  based  upon  recommenda- 
tions by  NMA's  national  American 
Enterprise  Commitee. 

Stan  Bumm,  a  TRMA  member 
active  in  American  Enterprise 


Committee  activities  is  author  of 
the  book.  NMA  National  Director 
Lyie  Hanson  termed  Soaring  to 
Greatness  uniquely  suited  for  the 
NMA  as  evidenced  by  the  "en- 
thusiastic response  by  seminar 
participants.  It  is  filled  with  the 
kind  of  inspiration  and  motivational 
information  needed  to  enhance 
public  awareness  of  American  En- 
terprise as  a  subject  of  critical  im- 
portance," Hanson  said. 


TRMA  Membership  Gains  Told 

TRMA  membership  stands  at  346,  an  increase  of  12  since 
last  report,  according  to  Membership  Chairman  Jim  Pisciotta. 

Included  in  the  new  member  ranks  are:  Tom  Bellino, 
contract  administrator,  Apache  program:  John  Butterworth, 
Manufacturing  engineer;  Wendy  Ebbert,  executive  secretary: 
Russell  Hemstock,  Material  Control  analyst  and  Kelly  King, 
senior  planner 

Included  also  as  new  members  are  Leroy  Mooney,  Pro- 
duction supervisor:  Gary  Rennilson,  senior  engineering  illus- 
trator: Dominic  Roccoforte,  Production  supervisor:  Thomas 
Touhill,  Quality  engineer;  Jewel  Travenio,  Quality  analyst; 
Jackie  Walrafen,  Quality  engineer  and  David  A.  Young. 
Contracts  analyst. 


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his  "thanks  for  taking  time  out 
from  your  job  to  help  us  learn 
about  these  things." 

In  his  summary  to  the  course  on 
Friday  June  12,  Rick  explained  to 
his  class  that,  above  and  beyond 
all  else  that  had  been  learned, 
here  were  five  steps  that  offered 
unfailing  guidance  in  life  ahead: 

•  Develop  and  maintain  a  posi- 
tive attitude 

•  Gel  the  maximum  out  of  life 

•  Don't  avoid  things  you're  not 
good  at. 

•  Continue  to  learn 

•  Learn  to  use  business  ma- 
chines now.  Don't  wait. 

"It's  the  kind  of  guidance  I 
have  tried  to  follow.  And  I  be- 
lieve these  simple  rules  gave  our 
kids  something  to  think  atHDut," 
Rick  commented. 

Rick  also  left  his  class  with  a 
good  deal  more  to  ponder  through 
these  summer  months.  Results  of 
his  concluding  survey  show  that: 

•  Ninety-five  percent  of  the  class 
understand  the  needs  for  col- 
lege preparation  in  seekig  jobs. 

•  Ninety-eight  percent  agree 
that  government  has  no  obli- 
gation to  help  them  secure 
those  jobs. 

•  Ninety  percent  think  that  gov- 
ernment should  not  regulate 
private  sector  profit  operations. 

•  Seventy-five  percent  believe 
that  privately  held  businesses 
should  operate  free  from  gov- 
ernment controls. 

In  Rick's  mind,  these  views 
clearly  indicate  that  Margaret 
Bruce's  eighth-graders  now  un- 
derstand the  basics  of  American 
Enterprise  and  initiatives  it  de- 
mands for  success. 

A  highlight  of  his  program 
was  a  tour  of  TFIA  facilities,  which 
provided  an  opportunity  to  show 
his  youngsters  how  those  prin- 
ciples of  free  enterprise  work 
in  the  manufacturing  environ- 
ment. Predictably,  the  Apache 
final  assembly  line  was  a  source 
of  keen  interest.  But  reactions 
included  fascination  over  the  com- 
pany's composite  fabrication  op- 
erations and  all  areas  included 
in  their  tour 

The  bottom  line  to  Rick's  ex- 
perience may  never  be  known. 
Only  the  assurance  that  he  helped 
an  adolescent  group  of  youthful 
Americans  better  understand  a 
system  that  has  guided  the  United 
States  through  200  yeais  of  con- 
stituted government. 

"All  I  really  wanted  to  do  was  to 
get  them  thinking  about  wtiat  they 
want  to  do  with  their  lives." 

JULY  1987 


Speak 
Up! 


'What's  Your  Goal  In  Life?' 

First,  let's  agree  that  life's  no  piece  of  cake.  Self-sacrifice, 
disciplined  dedication  and  compromise,  they're  all  a  part  of 
realizing  life's  goals.  What  are  yours  and  what  are  some  of 
the  obstacles  you're  having  to  overcome? 


GLEN  CURTISS,  Apache  assem- 
bler-'7  Ve  been  going  to  Mesa 
College  as  a  business  major.  I'll 
be  switching  over  to  engineering 
later  on.  For  the  moment,  I'm 
working  to  finance  my  education 
as  an  engineering  major  And 
learning  as  much  as  possible  as 
an  assembler  Obstacles?  Prob- 
ably the  unexpected  things  that 
I'm  encountehng" 


RENEE  GRAY,  Apache  Program 
Office- "One  of  the  major  goals 
for  my  husband  and  me  this  year 
is  to  get  out  of  debt.  So  far  we're 
on  schedule,  following  a  realistic 
budget  without  the  use  of  credit 
cards.  Our  key  to  long-term  suc- 
cess, I  think,  is  achieving  short- 
range  goals." 


JEFF  TARDIFF-  Quality  Assur- 
ance-"My  assignment  in  QA  is 
the  culmination  of  a  long-term 
goal  for  working  in  all  facets  of 
aerospace,  fvleanwhiie,  I'm  still 
working  on  my  degree  and  there- 
after; I'll  be  able  to  exercise  options 
that  become  available.  My  big- 
gest obstacle  is  poor  planning." 


ELVIE  DEL  ROSARIO,  Material 
Control-  "/  have  professional,  spir- 
itual, as  well  as  social  goals  for 
myself  as  well  as  my  husband  and 
son.  Currently  we're  trying  to  buy 
a  house.  We  're  trying  also  to  save 
for  my  son 's  education.  I  'm  plan- 
ning to  enroll  in  City  College  to 
develop  my  own  career." 


GREGORY  TROTTER,  Target  As- 
sembly-"/.ong-ferm  goal?  To  earn 
my  degree  in  English,  something 
I'm  still  plugging  away  at  after 
eight  years.  Meanwhile,  my  job 
here  helps  finance  that  effort  and 
develop  broader  experience  in  my 
career  Life's  goals  need  adjust- 
ment from  time  to  time." 


LAURINE  LAZARTE,  Materials 
Processing  Laboratory- '/'/r?  a 

laboratory  analyst  now  with  a 
professional  goal  of  becoming  a 
chemical  engineer  I've  been  work- 
ing in  my  profession  for  12  years 
and  will  be  starting  soon  on  post- 
graduate work.  My  biggest  ob- 
stacle so  far  is  finding  the  time  to 
achieve  my  educational  goals." 


GUILLERMO  CABRERA,  Compos- 
ite Fabrication-  "/  want  to  become 
an  engineer  I  'm  enrolled  in  col- 
lege now,  operating  a  small  busi- 
ness part  time  and  working  full 
time  here  to  gain  experience  in  the 
aerospace  industry.  There  are  no 
real  obstacles.  But  trying  to  raise 
my  family  that  Includes  two  kids 
and  balance  all  else  meanwhile 
does  present  problems." 


DEBBIE  HAGER,  Pricing- "£am/ng 
my  post-graduate  degree  is  my 
current  long-term  goal.  It'll  involve 
five  years  of  my  life  and  combine 
work  obligations  here  in  the  mean- 
time. At  the  moment,  my  plans  are 
coming  together  nicely  But  once 
school  starts,  that's  subject  to 
change. 


JULY  1987 


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m-         About  Our  People         iw 


QUITTERS!  Graduating  class  of  'In  Control' 
employees  at  TRA  signal  their  approval  of  course 
concluded  last  month.  Through  eight  sessions, 
nicotine  addiction  has  been  replaced  with  newly 


MOVING  UP! 


M.  AFSHIN Industrial  Engineer 

S.  ARFANIA Project  Industrial  Engineer,  Sr 

M.  S.  AZIZ Buyer 

T.  CURTISS  Secretary 

J.  S.  DICKENS  Material  Ordering  Analyst,  Sr, 

W.  R.  EVANS Stress  Engineer 

G.  D.  FLOREY   Estimator 

D.  W.  GOULD  Sr.  Quality  Engineer 

D.  H.  HAGER  Estimator 

J.  ODOM  Executive  Secretary 

W.  E.  OXLEY Manufacturing  Control  Supervisor 

T.  K.  TOUHILL Quality  Engineer 

The  ACHIEVER  is  proud  to  present  the  names  of  those  at 
Teledyne  Ryan  Aeronautical  whose  promotions  are  announced 
for  the  month  of  July  1 987.  Congratulations! 


developed  'self-image'  control,  a  process  that  was 
guided  by  Lou  Ryan  (far  right).  It  marked  fourth 
class  of  course  graduates  in  which  company  par- 
ticipates through  shared  costs  with  employees. 


Assignments 
Told  For  Two 
New  Managers 

The  appointment  of  Tel  Billbe  to 
new  responsibilities  as  manager, 
Program  Cost  Control,  was  an- 
nounced this  month  by  TRA  Con- 
troller and  vice  president.  Finance 
Arden  Honrud. 

Former  chief  of  Phcing,  Ted 
now  reports  to  Art  Wright,  assis- 
tant Controller  in  his  new  position, 

Honrud  also  reported  that  John 
Koger  has  assumed  responsi- 
bilities as  manager,  Administra- 
tive Services,  succeeding  Russ 
KroH's  post  upon  his  retirement 
in  May.  Koger  came  to  TRA 
from  private  industry  with  an  ex- 
tensive bacl<ground  in  purchas- 
ing, finance  and  administrative 
experience. 


Oldfield  Wins 
'Pioneer'  Award 
ForAUVS  Work 

Teledyne  Ryan  Aeronautical  Di- 
rector of  Engineering  Frank  Old- 
field  was  presented  the  Association 
of  Unmanned  Vehicle  Systems 
(AUVS)  1987  Pioneer  Award  this 
month  in  Washington.  D.C.  during 
that  organization's  annual  seminar. 

The  award  is  the  highest  form  of 
professional  recognition  the  organi- 
zation can  present  to  an  individual, 
according  to  Milan  G.  Filcik,  chair- 
man of  the  awards  committee, 

Oldfield  was  selected  for  his 
career-long  conthbutions  to  engi- 
neering and  development  designs 
of  Remotely  Piloted  Vehcles  (RPVs) 
built  by  TRA  over  a  30-year  span. 
The  citation  accompanying  the  Pio- 
neer award  presented  to  Oldfield 
July  21  related  his  role  in  secretly 
converting  Navy  Firebee  aerial  tar- 
gets into  RPVs  for  photo  recon- 
naissance and  other  unmanned 
missions  during  the  Vietnam  war. 

More  than  3.000  RPV  combat 
missions  were  conducted  during 
that  conflict,  a  contribution  that  is 
credited  for  helping  avoid  the  loss 
of  human  air  crews  through  use  of 
RPVs  designed,  developed  and 
produced  by  TRA. 


FRANK  OLDFIELD 


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poyAV 

CA92064 

Bulk  Rate 

U.S.  Postage 

PAID 

Permit  No.  1114 
Son  Diego   CA 


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JULY  1987